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Bike-Share Expansion in Harlem, Astoria, and Central Brooklyn Starts Next Week

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... Bike will also add seven “infill” stations to fill out thin parts of the bike-share network in Long Island City. The expansion in Astoria comes out to just 19 stations per square mile, however, ...

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Community Development

J.J. Watt's Hurricane Relief Fundraising Closes at More Than $37 Million

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... up) organizing of a charitable endeavor, born partially out of a kind heart and partially out of desperation when he couldn't be there to help in .....

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime

Release Date:

09/19/2017

... students — whether stamping their wrists, calling them out of line, requiring manual labor, or providing alternative ... stamped on his arm.) Mayor Bill de Blasio was slow to roll out universal lunch citywide...

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Food Systems

The New York Community Trust Awards $14.6 Million in Grants to 86 Nonprofits

Release Date:

06/14/2022

... Brooklyn artists, residents, and organizations to exchange resources and share skills. [BROOKLYN] Chamber Music America : $362,000 to strengthen young chamber music ... Manhattan, and Queens. 92NY : $125,000...

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The New York Community Trust

Service for Impact

... President Obama signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. The funders in New York began a conversation ...

Stephany Fong

... to joining Philanthropy New York, she served as the North America Communications Manager at WomenLift Health, where she led the communications strategy for the North America region to effectively illustrate...

10 May 2012

Family Philanthropy: At the Wheel - Women in Family Philanthropy

Thursday, May 10, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Webinar

... about charitable giving, according to the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Study of High Net Worth Women's ... Foundation Executive for Philanthropic Management, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Sally...

10 May 2012

Family Philanthropy: At the Wheel - Women in Family Philanthropy

Thursday, May 10, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Teleconference

06 Dec 2012

Detropia - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Thursday, December 6, 2012 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

... Detroit's story has encapsulated the iconic narrative of America over the last century -- the Great Migration of ... the Motor City as it struggles to survive postindustrial America and begins to envision...

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08 Oct 2013

The Evolution of Corporate Philanthropy: Understanding My Role in a Changing Profession

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 -

7:45am to 10:00am

What are the skills and competencies required to be successful in corporate philanthropy today? Philanthropy no longer exists in a silo, but is a critical part of a corporation’s citizenship. Corporate philanthropy has become more deeply embedded in...

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05 Mar 2014

A Donor Discussion on Climate Change and Food Resilience with Contributions from Global Indigenous Representatives

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 -

10:45am to 1:30pm

Philanthropy New York

... firsthand from Indigenous representatives from Asia, South America , and Russia on adaption and mitigation strategies for ... also include Indigenous representatives from Russia, South America and Asia. A Donor...

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

International/Foreign Affairs

05 Jun 2014

Cesar's Last Fast - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Film Series

Thursday, June 5, 2014 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

... Cesar Chavez’s struggle for the humane treatment of America ’s farm workers, and the impact Chavez’s legacy ... the historic events that defined the life mission of America ’s most inspiring Latino leader and...

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

Health

International/Foreign Affairs

Social Justice

Workforce Development

New Banking Services Aimed At Low-Income Customers

Release Date:

07/22/2014

... To serve the needs of low-income customers, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase are among U.S. financial ... documentary. A new banking account from Bank of America is intended to prevent troubled customers...

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Economic Security

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

American Express

Restoring and Extending Tax Incentives

Release Date:

11/17/2014

... approved by a wide, bi-partisan margin in the House in the America Gives More Act . That bill also expands the food ...

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National Council of Nonprofit Associations

07 May 2015

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution - Documentary Film Screening

Thursday, May 7, 2015 -

5:00pm to 8:30pm

In the 1960's, ready or not, change was coming to America . A new revolutionary culture was emerging and those .....

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Film Screening

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Social Justice

Two Views on the Failure of Policing

Release Date:

07/16/2015

... and Jill Leovy’s Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America is a work of reportage (Leovy is a longtime ... conclusions. Goffman argues that the inhabitants of America ’s poor black neighborhoods have been...

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Justice Reform

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The Century Foundation

Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech

Release Date:

02/17/2016

... technology. The latest grants were awarded to the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute in support of ... issues related to public interest technology; Code for America , which will serve as...

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Technology

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Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Releases New Book on the Value of Diversity

Release Date:

10/25/2016

... there is little doubt that diversity is here and growing ( America will, for example, be a majority nonwhite nation by ... question at this ostensibly highly polarized time whether America can rise to the task...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

Public-Private Partnership With Ford, Surdna, Niarchos, Bloomberg, Mellon, and Rockefeller Award Placemaking Grants Totaling $11 Million

Release Date:

12/09/2016

... Award Placemaking Grants Totaling $11 Million ArtPlace America , a public-private partnership that works to position ... states and two U.S. territories. Awarded through ArtPlace America 's National...